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deficient number

deficient number noun: a number that is greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

Noun

deficient number (plural deficient numbers)

  1. A number that is greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
    • The factors of 22 are 1, 2 and 11 and 22, and 1 + 2 + 11 = 14, which is less than 22, so 22 is a deficient number.

deficient number meaning in Tamil

deficient number in Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை எண்

Synonyms of deficient number

Forms of deficient number

pluraldeficient numbers

Questions about deficient number

What does deficient number mean?
Deficient number means a number that is greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
What is deficient number in Tamil?
Deficient number in Tamil is பற்றாக்குறை எண். See Deficient number meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deficient number?
Deficient number is a noun.
What is the plural of deficient number?
The plural of deficient number is deficient numbers.

Words near deficient number in the dictionary

  1. deficiency
  2. deficiency disease
  3. deficiency diseases
  4. deficiency letter
  5. deficient
  6. deficient number
  7. deficient numbers
  8. deficient-demand unemployment
  9. deficiently
  10. deficientness
  11. deficients

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